New Yorkers Forge on Amid Uncertainy

In the days before and after the strangest and most divisive election season in modern history, our reporters took the pulse of the city – and found that New York’s heart, even in turbulent times, pounds to its own beat.

Brooklyn Bazaar is embracing campaign fervor, offering Election Day returns on multiple large screen TVs and encouraging patrons to vote with their taste buds for "The Nasty Woman" or "Bad Hombre" drink specials.

New York City’s new voting machines do more than tally your vote. This election, they’ll analyze when voters go to the polls and what interruptions voters experience, to speed voting in future elections.

On the night of the last presidential debate, an audience in Manhattan got some comic relief: a mock debate whose participants exchanged wisecracks, not brickbats.

November 4, 2016

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